Twitter has taken down a fake account impersonating the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega.
The account (@ProfAttahiru) was taken down on request by INEC after it has started spreading rumours that Jega was under pressure to postpone the forthcoming general elections.
“@ProfAttahiru: I’d Rather resign than Postpone Elections.”
— #GMB15 Smile☺ (@Ismaila_Saf) February 5, 2015
The claims were immediately debunked, as it had started attracting attention.
The INEC Chairman never made this comment credited to this account –> @ogundamisi, please disregard. Pls Retweet! pic.twitter.com/AQt11FvBOS — INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 5, 2015
INEC later tweeted, thanking the Twitter management for taking down the account.
Thanks to @twitter @Support for suspending the @ProfAttahiru account for impersonation per our request. Please RT! #NigeriaDecides
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 5, 2015
